DE mit der Hand gedämpft brass technique advanced Support my free tools
How is mit der Hand gedämpft played?
Use the hand at or in the bell to damp or colour the sound to the degree indicated by the score and instrument. On horn, distinguish the ordinary supporting hand position from partial covering and the fully sealed gestopft technique; on other brass, bell access and any score legend determine what is practicable. The phrase does not by itself require a stopping mute, a fixed pitch correction, one hand depth or a completely closed bell. Shape the local result by ear, maintaining separate control of pitch, dynamic and articulation.
How does mit der Hand gedämpft sound?
Closed, softer, or colored sound.
In context
Published terminology and horn sources document hand-in-bell control, full stopping and open playing as related but distinct states. Mit der Hand gedämpft literally specifies damping with the hand and may produce a stopped, softened or otherwise coloured sound, preserving the baseline sense without equating every use with gestopft. No candidate received three independent direct expansions of this complete phrase, so it is written out; the lack of an independently reopened exact headword attestation is recorded for separate source-term review.
Equivalent terms
- EN muted with the hand
- DA dæmpet med hånden